Allies

See also: allies and alliés

English

Etymology 1

Proprialisation of allies, the plural of ally.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælaɪz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Allies pl (plural only)

1. The countries allied against the Axis Powers during World War II. The major signatories included the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and China.
2. The countries allied against the Central Powers during World War I, including especially the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, and France.

Synonyms

• (both senses): Allied Powers
• (World War I): Entente Allies

Derived terms

• Allied

Translations

in WWII

• Arabic: اَلْحُلَفَاء pl (al-ḥulafāʔ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 同盟國／同盟国 (zh) (tóngméngguó), 盟軍／盟军 (zh) (méngjūn)

• Danish: de Allierede c pl
• Finnish: liittoutuneet (fi) pl
• French: Alliés (fr)
• Galician: aliados m pl
• German: Alliierte (de)
• Greek: Σύμμαχοι m pl (Sýmmachoi)
• Indonesian: Blok Sekutu, Sekutu (id)
• Italian: Alleati
• Japanese: 連合国 (ja) (れんごうこく)
• Korean: 연합국(聯合國) (yeonhapguk)
• Malay: Pihak Berikat, Pihak Bersekutu
• Portuguese: aliados m pl
• Romanian: Aliați m pl
• Russian: антиги́тлеровская коали́ция f (antigítlerovskaja koalícija)
• Spanish: Aliados m pl
• Thai: ฝ่ายสัมพันธมิตร (fàai-sǎm-pan-tá-mít)
• Turkish: müttefikler
• Vietnamese: Đồng Minh

in WWI

• Arabic: اَلْحُلَفَاء pl (al-ḥulafāʔ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 協約國／协约国 (zh) (Xiéyuēguó)

• Danish: Ententen c (definite form)
• Finnish: ympärysvallat pl
• Galician: aliados m pl
• Greek: Σύμμαχοι m pl (Sýmmachoi)
• Japanese: 連合国 (ja) (れんごうこく)
• Portuguese: aliados m pl
• Russian: Сою́зники (ru) m pl (Sojúzniki)
• Spanish: Aliados m pl
• Thai: ฝ่ายสัมพันธมิตร (fàai-sǎm-pan-tá-mít)

Further reading

• Allies of World War II on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Allies of World War I on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Allie -s.

Proper noun

Allies

1. plural of Allie

Anagrams

• Sallie